brownfield reborn as aspinwall riverfront park (pdf)

Brownfield Reborn as

Aspinwall Riverfront Park

Site Description

Cleanup and Revitalization

Leveraged Resources

East Ohio Street and Meade Alley, Millvale, PA

Aspinwall Riverfront Park - The latest development project to augment Pittsburgh's North Shore, the Aspinwall Riverfront Park. After approximately four years of fundraising efforts and planning, the park includes gardens, a wetland, boardwalk, amphitheater and walking trail. The park’s grand opening occurred in September 2015.

EPA Grant Recipient: Northside Industrial Development Co.

Year Awarded: 2011

Grant Types: Petroleum Assessment

Former Uses: Water Treatment and Power Plant

Current Uses: 10 Acre Public Park

The former Brownfield site was assessed by North Side Industrial Development Company’s FY11 coalition grant. The phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments cost $45,417 and assisted the Borough and Friends of the Riverfront to accomplish the task of converting the former 8 acre water treatment plant and power plant into a park. Construction is now complete and the park had it’s grand opening in September 2015. That eastern portion includes a $1 million statue that children are able to play on as well as other recreational features.

Contacts For Further Information: Joe Nowak, EPA Project Officer Nowak.Joseph@epa.gov Juan Garrett, NSIDC Executive Director jg@riversidecenterforinnovation.com

The combination volunteer-community-corporate effort raised $2.2 million for the project, including a $150,000 grant from Allegheny County, and donation matching funds from the Colcom and Hillman Foundations.